AKC | Pet Insurance Review

I have had my dog insured with AKC PetPartners for a little over three years. She ruptured her CCL and had TPLO surgery. AKC PetPartners paid $2,531.36 of her $3,164.20 bill for surgery. My reinbursement check came about a month after her surgery, which I would consider in a timely fashion.

My black lab recently had to have knee surgery (TPLO). I just received my EOB and the paid 80% of all the surgery and hospital care as promised. My only complaint is on her recent renewal they changed their policy to only cover 1 TPLO surgery per the dog's life. Since most research shows dogs with one TPLO have a 50-60% chance of needing the same surgery on the other knee I now have to pay insurance and save up for a possible second surgery. The main reason I purchased insurance was to spread these types of costs over the years of the dog's life through policy payments and preventing the need for a seperate emergency fund or credit card.

Have three year old dog. Rate has increased 100% since summer of 2009. Don't buy pet insurance until your dog is 5 or 6. Once you buy, you can't stop or you will NEVER get anything covered later. They used to cover vet prescribed Cosequin for dog with pano, but now they labeled it "supplements" and won't cover. Used to be really happy and recommended to everyone. Not anymore

I just had a big claim paid with no problems, very pleased

Tess had been my husbands dog and a 4th generation doberman from our line. In transferring her ownership I was offered insurance through AKC. I got it and it turned out she developed wobblers, nothing we'd seen in the line before. Anyway they had a 30 day waiting period and it developed on day 30. I'd taken her in but...they'd not cover due to it being in waiting period.